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Archive Home > 2008 > June > 27 > Decline in bees could raise prices for food

Decline in bees could raise prices for food


June 27, 2008

WASHINGTON — Food prices could rise even more unless the mysterious decline in honey bees is solved, farmers and businessmen told lawmakers Thursday.

“No bees, no crops,” North Carolina grower Robert Edwards told a House Agriculture subcommittee. Edwards said he had....

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